Patriot’s Momentous Win Over Cardinals Makes Way For Renewed Hope
With a momentous 27-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football at State Farm Stadium, the Patriots’ playoff dreams are still alive for another weekbe absolutely bolstered
The Patriots’ erratic offence was back for a second straight week, making Monday night’s crucial performance feel like the season as a whole for New England. With this Patriot’s momentous win, hopes will be absolutely bolstered
At halftime, New England was down 13-10, but a short field goal early in the third quarter tied the score at 13 all. Later in the third, when McMillan recovered a fumble and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown, the Patriots scored, taking the lead 20-13
By stripping three-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins of the Cardinals, who had just caught a ball, Kyle Dugger forced the turnover. The Patriots don’t appear to be a club that can handle a four-game final stretch that includes contests against the Bengals (9-4), Fins (8-5), and Bills (10-3), teams that will undoubtedly require a considerably stronger offensive showing to win
On Pierre Strong Jr.’s 3-yard run to start the fourth quarter, the Patriots increased their lead to 27-13. They then relied on their defence to secure the crucial victory
For New England (7-6) to end a two-game losing streak and remain in the AFC postseason race, Jones completed 24 for 35 with an interception. Arizona (4-9) has dropped five out of the last six contests, including the previous three
Kevin Harris, a rookie, rushed 14 yards to the end zone for the Patriots’ lone first-half touchdown. On the third play of the game, Murray was injured, completely altering the course of the evening
The Patriots are currently in control of the seventh spot and are back in the AFC playoffs as the third wild-card club. The Pats are in charge of their own fate since they have a better conference record than the Chargers and possess the head-to-head tiebreaker against the Jets
New England’s home game against the Dolphins in three weeks could provide them the edge they need to pass Miami in the race for the wild-card spot. It’s also fair to note that they played the majority of the game without their top two wide receivers (Meyers, Parker), as well as their running backs (Stevenson, Harris)
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